Category: High School
FRIDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Dragons singe Athens; Rochester, WOLL record cage wins
LAKE ORION — Behind a 37-24 second half, Lake Orion bounced back from a double-overtime loss to Rochester on Tuesday with a 61-47 OAA Blue Division triumph over Troy Athens. John McCarty scored 21 to lead Lake Orion. Justin Walukonis added 16 points and Chaz Miller added provided 11 points for the Dragons (9-5, 2-2), […]
FRIDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Oakland Christian pulls away from Everest Collegiate; Avondale thumps North Farmington
CLARKSTON — Behind a 18-14 second half, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian was able to pull away from Clarkston Everest Collegiate to post a 44-39 non –conference girls basketball win Friday. Becky Vansloten scored a game-high 20 points to pace the Lancers (4-10). Rachel TerMarsch added 12 points and Amber Harrison scored seven for Oakland […]
Rivalry shuffle: Holly picks up the pace, dances past Brandon
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — Message sent. Message received. Holly boys basketball coach Lance Baylis was not pleased with his team’s level of play during the first quarter of Friday’s Flint Metro League game against Ortonville Brandon. His instructions to pick up the pace were heard loud and clear after a […]
FRIDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Holly cruises past rival Brandon
HOLLY — Behind a sterling defensive effort that held Ortonville Brandon to single digits in each of the four quarters, Holly cruised to a 37-22 girls basketball triumph over the visiting Blackhawks. Sophomore Alyssa Copley, Holly’s 6-foot-1 sophomore center, continued to impress with a game-high 17 points to lead the Bronchos (12-3, 10-2). Lauren Maher […]
COMPETITIVE CHEER: OAA League Championships Results
Competitive Cheer OAA RED DIVISION LEAGUE MEET TOTAL TEAMS SCORES — 1. Rochester, 791.864; Lake Orion, 779.1472; 3. Rochester Stoney Creek, 777.1848; 4. Rochester Adams, 775.7048; 5. Troy, 754.0652; 6. Troy Athens, 718.0652. FINAL DIVISION STANDINGS (including jamborees) — 1. Rochester; 2. Rochester Stoney Creek; 3. Lake Orion; 4. Rochester Adams; 5. Troy; 6. Troy […]
Troy shuts down Adams
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Rochester Adams tried to make a run. It really did. But, as Adams assistant coach Chris Flynn said, “then there was James Young.” Young was spectacular again Friday in Troy’s rout of Rochester Adams — a 63-47 OAA White Division boys basketball victory, which is the Colts’ […]
Daily Poll: Which local high school has the best student section at sports events?
][polldaddy poll=5844644] DAILY POLL: Are student sections back on the steady rise? INSIDE YOUR GYMNASIUM — Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, one of the most common growing trends in the area was large and crazy student sections. Students, faculty and even alumni would congregate in bleachers at a variety of high school sports events, often […]
Oxford swamps Ferndale
OXFORD — Behind another dominating effort, Oxford took the next leg towards its first OAA Blue Division boys swimming and diving championship Thursday. The Wildcats glided past Ferndale in convincing fashion, 144-328, to move to 5-2 overall and 5-2 in conference meets — by the far the best start in the program’s four-year history. “We […]
Zube the new face in charge of Stoney Creek football
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Brad Zube considers himself old school. His philosophies are of old school, smashmouth football and the days of multi-sport athletes suiting up on Friday nights still fits well into his system. It is that system that is headed over to Rochester Stoney Creek. Zube was […]
Holly matmen gunning for second straight Flint Metro League title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — Behind a balanced lineup, Holly is trying to accomplish something on the wrestling mats that has never happened before in program history: The Bronchos are in position to win back-to-back Flint Metro League championships. Last season Holly finished 8-0 in league duals before winning the FML […]
Pool Sharks: Area powerhouse teams to set barometer at Oakland County Swimming Championships
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — Birmingham Seaholm ended a 40-plus-year drought last February, winning its first Oakland County Boys Swimming and Diving Championship since the 1960s despite annually being a state powerhouse. The Maples will again be expected one of the top teams at this year’s Oakland County Championships, although […]
Mott skates past Clarkston
WATERFORD — Scott Cuthrell killed an entire pack of Wolves Thursday night. The Waterford Mot senior forward iced Clarkston with two goals and our assists Thursday in leading the Corsairs past the Wolves 7-5 in a non-league boys hockey contest at Lakeland Arena. Austin Sereno had two goals and two assists and Tyler Vaughan added […]
THURSDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Lake Orion soars past Rochester; Lathrup upsets state-ranked Clarkston
LAKE ORION — Lake Orion realizes that it must win out and get a little help from its friends to stay in the OAA White Division girls basketball race. The Dragons did their part Tuesday. With only three weeks left in the league season, Lake Orion made sure it kept its hopes alive with a […]
WEDNESDAY’S PREP WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Lake Orion sweeps St. Mary’s, Stoney Creek
LAKE ORION 78, ORCHARD LAKE ST. MARY’S 0 103: David Moore (LO) by void; 112: AJ Sheppard (LO) by void; 119: Justin Owens (LO) by void; 125: Charlie Highlen (LO) p. W. Lenahan 0:59; 130: Cam Masters (LO) p. M. McLaughlin 1:01; 135: Anton Letica (LO) p. A. Trocchia 2:20; 140: John Atwater (LO) […]
SIGNING DAY 2012: Athens sends five to collegiate ranks
TROY — Five student-athletes for Troy Athens signed national letters of intent Wednesday at a school ceremony. The Red Hawks sent one football player to the Division ranks, as Andrew Aurand signed with Western Michigan University. Brandon Neal signed with Adrian College for football, Rachel Senopole singed with Olivet College for soccer, Jake Spinke is […]
PREP STATE RANKINGS — Feb. 1
PREP STATE RANKINGS Girls Basketball (By the Associated Press) Class A (First place points, Record, Total Points) — 1. Detroit Pershing (4) (12-0) 74; 2. Grand Haven (1) (12-1) 70; 3. Lansing Waverly (12-0) 66; 4. Detroit Martin Luther King (9-2) 59; 5. Clarkston (13-0) 53; 6. Inkster (12-2) 49; 7. Midland (11-1) 41; […]
Blue Crew on top: Lakes smothers Mooney for another league title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — As the two-time defending Class D state champions, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes’ girls basketball team has a long list of season goals. The third-ranked Lakers put a check box next to the first one on Thursday night. Behind a gritty defensive effort that limited […]
